Sierra Leone's women refuse to be left whistling for 30% quota – video

As a child, Bernadette Lahai of the Sierra Leone People's Party was told not to whistle; like politics, decision-making, and so many other aspects of the national culture, whistling was felt to be the sole preserve of men. For a decade, Lahai and many other women have been fighting a campaign to increase female representation in parliament. Though disappointed not to achieve their target of a 30% quota ahead of November's elections,
they have made significant headway in the battle for gender equality – and with their goal in sight, they won't rest until the struggle is won. This is their story

People take to the streets in support of opposition presidential candidate Julius Maada Bio who is taking on incumbent Ernest Bai Koroma, a former insurance executive who came to power in 2007, in Saturday's poll